Toyota Motor Corporation Patente

A power storage cell (100) includes: an electrode body (10) including a first electrode (10A) and a second electrode (10B); a first coupling member (50A) and a second coupling member (50B) each disposed at a position facing the electrode body (10); a first tab (90A) that electrically connects the first electrode (10A) to the first coupling member (50A); and a foam layer (140). The foam layer (140) is in contact with the first tab (90A), to thereby support the first tab (90A).

A vehicle display control device includes: a driving mode acquisition section that acquires information on which of a manual driving mode or an autonomous driving mode is a driving mode; an operation intervention detection section that, in a case in which the driving mode acquired by the driving mode acquisition section is the autonomous driving mode, detects a driving operation intervention by the vehicle occupant; and a display control section that displays vicinity information of the vehicle at a display unit provided at a vehicle cabin at least in a case in which the driving mode acquired by the driving mode acquisition section is the autonomous driving mode, wherein, in a case in which a driving operation intervention is detected by the operation intervention detection section, the display control section changes background information of the vicinity information and displays the background information at the display unit.

In a first inspection, a controller (50) controls a charger (100) such that one power line (PL13b) of first and second power lines is electrically connected to a first power path (PL2) and the other power line (PL13a) of the first and second power lines is electrically connected to a second power path (PL3), and determines whether or not the charger (100) is faulty based on a voltage applied to each of the first power path (PL2) and the second power path (PL3). In a second inspection, the controller (50) controls the charger (100) such that the other power line (PL13a) and the one power line (PL13b) are electrically connected to the first power path (PL2) and the second power path (PL3), respectively, and determines whether or not the charger (100) is faulty based on the voltage applied to each of the first power path (PL2) and the second power path (PL3).

A control apparatus (50;130) for a vehicle (10;100) that includes (i) right and left front wheels (12;114,112), (ii) a front-wheel drive apparatus (20;124,122) which is configured to drive the front wheels (12;114,112), (iii) right and left rear wheels (14;118,116) and (iv) a rear-wheel drive apparatus (30;128,126) which is provided independently of the front-wheel drive apparatus (20;124,122) and which is configured to drive the rear wheels (14;118,116). The control apparatus (50;130) includes (a) a pitch-angular-speed calculator (54) configured to calculate an angular speed of a vehicle body that is a body of the vehicle (10;100), in a pitch direction of the vehicle body; and (b) a drive controller (52) configured to change a driving force of the front wheels (12;114,112) and a driving force of the rear wheels (14;118,116), based on the angular speed of the vehicle body in the pitch direction, for suppressing a posture change of the vehicle body in the pitch direction while keeping a total driving force of the vehicle (10; 100) unchanged..

A computer-implemented method (20) for picking up a pickable object from a plurality of pickable objects arranged in a defined area, the computer-implemented method comprising capturing (21) an image of the defined area, processing (22) the image using a first trained model to identify at least one pickable object with a visibility degree meeting or exceeding a predetermined threshold, and selecting (23) the at least one identified object for pickup in descending order of confidence score.

A vehicle (1) includes a battery pack (15) configured to be charged with charging power which is DC power from a charger (2), a voltage sensor (13) that detects a charging voltage of charging power, a switching device (14) configured to switch between charging schemes different in charging voltage, and a vehicle controller (16) that determines a charging scheme. The vehicle controller (16) obtains from the voltage sensor (13), an insulation diagnosis voltage (Vdiag) applied by the charger (2) and determines the charging scheme based on the insulation diagnosis voltage (Vdiag).

A vehicle outer panel assembly (110) including a resin rear door outer panel (31) and an electrostatic capacitive touch sensor (40) that detects contact with a design surface (31A) of the rear door outer panel (31) is provided. The electrostatic capacitive touch sensor (40) is provided on the inner side of the rear door outer panel (31).

A front door (100) includes a metal door frame (10) and a resin door outer panel (20) attached to a vehicle outer side of the door frame (10), and an outer peripheral portion (35) of the outer panel (20) is joined to the door frame (10).

A system includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires reliability of a first sensor that is a sensor mounted on a vehicle having a collision avoidance function of avoiding collision against an obstacle based on a distance between the vehicle and the obstacle, and detects the distance between the vehicle and the obstacle; a second acquisition unit that acquires reliability of a second sensor that is a sensor disposed outside the vehicle, and detects a distance between the vehicle and an inspection device that inspects the vehicle; and a function stop instruction unit that, when a predetermined condition including that the reliability of the first sensor is lower than the reliability of the second sensor is satisfied, transmits to the vehicle an instruction of stopping the collision avoidance function that uses a detection result of the first sensor.

A control apparatus, a control system, a control method, a control program, and a method for manufacturing mobile bodies capable of preventing a traffic jam from occurring in traveling in platooning are provided. A control system (50) is a control system for controlling operations performed by a plurality of vehicles (100) traveling in platooning, and includes a time information output unit (212), a destination position related information output unit (213), and a control information output unit (214). The time information output unit (212) outputs time information specifying a time. The destination position related information output unit (213) outputs, for each of the plurality of vehicles (100), destination position related information related to a position which the vehicle (100) should reach at a time indicated by time information. The control information output unit (214) outputs control information for controlling the operations performed by the vehicles (100) based on the time information and the destination position related information.

Systems and methods for partially encrypting image files based on an image policy related to a location where the image was captured are described. In one example, a system includes a processor and a memory that is in communication with the processor. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to evaluate an image based on an image policy related to a location where the image was captured to determine a sensitive portion of the image and encrypt the sensitive portion of the image such that the sensitive portion of the image is non-viewable.

A vehicle delivery handling support method to be executed by an information processing apparatus (10), the vehicle delivery handling support method includes acquiring purchased vehicle information based on first speech data that is acquired in a business talk for selling a vehicle, generating a list including a plurality of matters to be confirmed in explanation upon delivery of the vehicle corresponding to the business talk based on the purchased vehicle information, determining whether each of the matters to be confirmed has been confirmed in the explanation upon delivery of the vehicle based on second speech data and the list, the second speech data being acquired in the explanation upon delivery of the vehicle, and outputting a determination result.

An in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) for circulating a hydrocarbon refrigerant, the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) having a compressor (20), a condenser (22), an expansion valve (24a), and an evaporator (26a). The in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a heat exchanger (40) which is integrally formed with the evaporator (26a) of the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) to cool a cooling liquid with the refrigerant contained in the evaporator (26a), and a cooling liquid circuit (C2, C2a) for circulating the cooling liquid. The cooling liquid circuit (C2, C2a) has a cooler core (72). The cooling liquid circuit (C2, C2a) includes a gas-liquid separator (100) and a relief valve (102). The relief valve (102) is disposed on a top part of the gas-liquid separator (100) outside a vehicle compartment (90) and is configured to open when a pressure inside the gas-liquid separator (100) is increased.

A charging control system (100) includes an ECU (10) that switches a setting of scheduled charging between valid and invalid, the scheduled charging performing charging at a predetermined time, and a controller (40) that selects a charging method in the charging. The controller (40) selects PnC billing when the setting of the scheduled charging in the ECU (10) is invalid, and selects EIM billing when the setting of the scheduled charging in the ECU (10) is valid.

A server performs processing including the steps of transmitting certificate information (S102) when determining that acquisition of a certificate is requested (YES in S100), transmitting download progress information (S106) when determining that a request source is a terminal (YES in S104), transmitting writing progress information (S110) when determining that download is complete (YES in S108), and notifying a result (S114) when determining that writing is complete (YES in S112).

A server performs processing including the steps of obtaining an upper limit number of digital certificates that can be stored (S102) when determining that a priority change has been notified (YES in S100), obtaining information about a stored digital certificate (S104), transmitting priority information (S108) when determining that a digital certificate having a priority higher than that of an existing distal certificate has been set (YES in S106), transmitting certificate data (S110), and transmitting the priority information (S112) when determining that the digital certificate having a priority higher than that of the existing distal certificate has not been set (NO in S106).

A driving mode of a VP set in each of main and sub VCIBs is switchable to an autonomous or manual driving mode. When a two-system failure occurs while the driving mode set in the main/sub VCIB is the autonomous driving mode, a base vehicle carries out control for emergency stop of the base vehicle (S316) and the main/sub VCIB controls an output unit to output a prescribed sign in a prescribed manner (S331 to S333 and S341 to S348), the two-system failure being a failure that makes communication or control via the first and second paths impossible. The main/sub VCIB sets the prescribed manner in accordance with a request from an ADK (S122, S432 and S433).

An in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) for circulating a refrigerant, the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) having a compressor (20), a condenser (22), an expansion valve (24a), and an evaporator (26a). The in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a first heat exchanger (30) which is integrally formed with the condenser (22) of the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) to transfer heat from the refrigerant contained in the condenser (22) to a first cooling liquid, a first cooling liquid circuit (C1) for circulating the first cooling liquid, a second heat exchanger (40) which is integrally formed with the evaporator (26a) of the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) to cool a second cooling liquid with the refrigerant contained in the evaporator (26a), and a second cooling liquid circuit (C2) for circulating the second cooling liquid. The compressor (20), the first heat exchanger (30), the expansion valve (24a), and the second heat exchanger (40) are fixed to a common fixation member (100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d), to thereby form a refrigerant module (RM, RMa, RMb) in which the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) is integrated into one unit.

An in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) for circulating a hydrocarbon refrigerant, the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) having a compressor (20), a condenser (22), an expansion valve (24a), and an evaporator (26a). The in-vehicle air conditioner (12, 12a) includes a first heat exchanger (30) which is integrally formed with the condenser (22) of the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) to transfer heat from the refrigerant contained in the condenser (22) to a first cooling liquid, a first cooling liquid circuit (C1) for circulating the first cooling liquid, a second heat exchanger (40) which is integrally formed with the evaporator (26a) of the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra) to cool a second cooling liquid with the refrigerant contained in the evaporator (26a), a second cooling liquid circuit (C2) for circulating the second cooling liquid, and a heat shield plate (100, 100a, 100a-1, 100b) disposed between an area including the refrigerant circuit (R, Ra), the first heat exchanger (30), and the second heat exchanger (40) and another area including a heat generating element (14).

At the time of occurrence of a one-system failure, each of VCIBs carries out limp home traveling control including deceleration in accordance with an instruction from an ADK (S411 and S414). At the time of occurrence of a two-system failure, in a case where a vehicle speed can be obtained, one of vehicle fixation systems carries out fixation control, when the vehicle speed becomes zero (S361, S365, S366, and S371), and in a case where the vehicle speed cannot be obtained, one of the vehicle fixation systems carries out the fixation control after a lapse of a time period S from a time-counting start moment, when the vehicle speed immediately before the occurrence of the two-system failure is less than a prescribed value (S361, S365, S367, and S371), and carries out the fixation control after a lapse of a time period T (> S), when the vehicle speed immediately before the occurrence of the two-system failure exceeds the prescribed value (S361, S365, S367, and S368).

A rear-facing occupant protection device (18) is provided. The rear-facing occupant protection device is applied to a vehicle in which a seatback (34) of a front seat (30) is mounted in a rear-facing state in which a back surface of the seatback faces a vehicle-body-side vertical wall portion (24) disposed at a front end of a vehicle cabin (12), or mounted such that the seat back is capable of taking the rear-facing state. The rear-facing occupant protection device (18) includes: an energy absorbing portion disposed on at least one of a back surface of a seatback pad (34A) of the seatback and a rear surface of the vehicle-body-side vertical wall portion (24), the energy absorbing portion being configured to be deformed so as to absorb energy at a time of a frontal collision of the vehicle.

A power storage device includes: a cylinder-shaped casing that houses an electrode assembly inside and has a central axis extending along a first direction; a safety valve arranged so as to overlap with the central axis when viewed along the first direction; a lid fixed at the casing by a crimped section crimping the casing from a first side in the first direction of the casing, wherein the lid includes a ring-shaped partition wall extending toward the first side and provided further to a radial direction outer side than the safety valve and further to a radial direction inner side than the crimped section; and a seal member that seals the crimped section at the radial direction outer side of the partition wall, the seal member being arranged at a second side in the first direction of the casing than an end portion of the casing at the first side.

An information processing device (11) includes a control unit (112). The control unit (112) is configured to determine a role of a person to be a target in an online meeting based on information about the online meeting. The control unit (112) is configured to determine whether to permit the person to participate in the online meeting in a vehicle based on the role.

A vehicle monitoring system (50) includes: a plurality of first cameras each configured to capture an image of a corresponding one of a plurality of first divided areas that constitute a first area (A1); a plurality of second cameras each configured to capture an image of a corresponding one of a plurality of second divided areas that constitute a second area (B1); a first image analysis unit (206) configured to analyze the captured images captured by the plurality of respective first cameras; a second image analysis unit (207) configured to extract the captured image including a vehicle (100) from among the captured images captured by the plurality of respective second cameras and analyze the extracted captured image; and a monitoring unit (208) configured to monitor the plurality of vehicles (100) based on a result of the analysis of the images.

A power storage device (10) includes: a plurality of power storage cells (100); and an insulator member (150) having a shape extending from a power storage cell disposed at one end in a first direction to a power storage cell disposed at the other end in the first direction. Each power storage cell has a valve locating surface (114a), and each valve locating surface (114a) includes a safety valve (SV). The insulator member (150) is in contact with the valve locating surface (114a) and includes a plurality of intermediate vulnerable portions (152). Each intermediate vulnerable portion (152) is formed at a position between a pair of power storage cells (100) adjacent to each other in the first direction, and extends in the second direction.

A vehicle manufacturing system (50) according to this embodiment is a vehicle manufacturing system for performing control in such a way that a plurality of vehicles (100) forming a platoon travel during a manufacturing process or a transporting process, the vehicle manufacturing system (50) including: a camera configured to capture an image of a traveling area where the plurality of vehicles travel and an area near the traveling area; a worker detection unit (252) configured to detect a worker based on the image captured by the camera; and a stop control unit (255) configured to analyze a plurality of frames in the captured image and stop the vehicle (100) when the worker detected in a previous frame is not detected in a subsequent frame.

A storage device stores authentication information as information related to a digital key of a vehicle. An execution device acquires from a server located outside of the vehicle contract information that indicates whether a valid contract that allows the digital keys to be used exists. The execution device deletes information related to the digital key that the storage device stores on a condition that the acquired contract information indicates that the valid contract does not exist.

A vehicle monitoring system (50) includes: an image capturing control unit (206) configured to, regarding a plurality of vehicles (100), cause an in-vehicle camera mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the vehicle that is moving in a first area (A1) to capture an image of the vehicle that is moving in the first area (A1), and cause an external camera (320) to capture an image of the vehicle that is moving in a second area (B1); a first image analysis unit (207) configured to analyze the images captured by the in-vehicle cameras mounted on the vehicles that are moving in the first area (A1); a second image analysis unit (208) configured to analyze the images captured by the external camera (320); and a monitoring unit (209) configured to monitor the plurality of vehicles based on a result of the analysis of the images.

A power storage device (10) comprises a plurality of power storage cells (100), a lower case including a bottom wall (212), and a partition plate (250) provided between the plurality of power storage cells and the bottom wall. Each power storage cell (100) has a lower surface provided with a safety valve (SV). The bottom wall (212) includes a supporting portion (212a) that supports the partition plate, and a groove (212b) that protrudes from the supporting portion downward and has a shape extending in one direction. The partition plate (250) includes a connected portion (252) connected to the supporting portion, and a lidding portion (254) located above the groove and cooperating with the groove to form an emission path (S). The lidding portion (254) has a plurality of through holes (254h) each provided at a position facing the safety valve (SV).

A vehicle light control system that controls irradiation of light by a lighting device of a vehicle to an irradiation control target around the vehicle, the system comprising: a camera that captures an image in an irradiation direction of the lighting device; an object detection unit that detects the irradiation control target from a captured image of the camera; a reliability calculation unit that calculates a reliability regarding detection of the irradiation control target detected by the object detection unit, based on the captured image of the camera; and a lighting device controller that controls irradiation of light from the lighting device to the irradiation control target, wherein the lighting device controller adjusts a light amount of the lighting device for the irradiation control target based on the reliability.

An execution device acquires contract information indicating whether there is a valid contract allowing the digital key to be used exists. On condition that the acquired contract information indicates that the valid contract does not exist, the execution device displays on a first display device information indicating that information related to the digital key is stored in a storage device.

A VP includes: a base vehicle (30) including first/second function units (321/322, 331/332) that perform a specific function used for autonomous/manual drivings; main/sub VCIBs (41/42) that relay control communication between an ADK and the first/second function units via first/second paths, respectively; and a power switch (39). A driving mode of the VP set in each of the main/sub VCIBs is switchable to an autonomous or manual driving mode. When a two-system failure occurs in a case where the driving mode set in the main/sub VCIB is the autonomous driving mode, the first/second function unit carries out emergency stop control (S318), the two-system failure being a failure that makes communication or control via the first/second paths impossible. When an operation of switching off the base vehicle by the power switch is accepted after the emergency stop control is carried out, the main/sub VCIB switches the driving mode set in the main/sub VCIB to the manual driving mode (S441 to S444).

A vehicle manufacturing system (50) according to this embodiment is a vehicle manufacturing system for performing control in such a way that a plurality of vehicles forming a platoon travel during a manufacturing process or a transporting process, the vehicle manufacturing system (50) including: a vibration sensor (150) that is provided in a vehicle (100) and detects vibration that the vehicle receives; a comparison unit (151) configured to compare a vibration pattern of the vibration detected by the vibration sensor (150) with a reference pattern set in advance; and a control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle based on a result of the comparison.

A battery device (1) includes a battery cell (10) having a sulfide-based electrolyte, a circuit board (20) having a detection part (21) that reacts to hydrogen sulfide, and an insulation member (30) interposed between a part of the circuit board (20) and the battery cell (10). A part or all of the detection part (21) is exposed to a space (40) surrounded by the battery cell (10), the circuit board (20), and the insulation member (30).

A power storage device includes: a lower case having a bottom wall portion (23); a cooler (30) disposed below the bottom wall portion (23); and a cover member (50) to cover the cooler (30) from below. The bottom wall portion (23) includes a first protrusion (26C) protruding downward. The cover member (50) includes a second protrusion (52C) that faces the first protrusion (26C) in an upward-downward direction and protrudes upward. The first protrusion (26C) protrudes more downward than a lower surface of the cooler (30).

A positive electrode active material comprises secondary particles, wherein each of the secondary particles includes primary particles, and each of the primary particles includes an olivine-type phosphate compound and lithium zirconate.

The teaching herein provides an electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery with excellent input/output characteristics, using an olivine type compound and a layered rocksalt type oxide as its positive electrode active materials. The description herein provides a positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery. This positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode current collector layer; and a positive electrode composite layer containing an olivine-type compound and a layered rocksalt-type oxide as its positive electrode active materials. The positive electrode composite layer comprises a first region on a side that is closer to a first surface of the positive electrode composite layer, the first surface being opposite to a second surface of the positive electrode composite layer facing the positive electrode current collector layer, and the first region contains the layered rocksalt-type oxide at a higher concentration.

An energy storage cell has: a cell main body shaped as a solid cylinder; and an insulating film covering an outer peripheral surface of the cell main body, and having an easily-broken portion that breaks easily.

A vehicle manufacturing system including: a camera configured to capture an image of a traveling area where the plurality of vehicles travel and an area near the traveling area; a worker detection unit (252) configured to detect a worker based on the image captured by the camera; an area determination unit (253) configured to determine whether or not the worker is in a detection area corresponding to the traveling area or a non-detection area which is on each of right and left sides of the traveling area; a posture detection unit (254) configured to detect a posture of a worker who is in the detection area by performing image processing on the image captured by the camera; and a stop control unit (255) configured to stop the vehicle based on the posture of the worker.

A vehicle (100) comprises a vehicle control interface box (110) and a vehicle system (120). The vehicle control interface box (110) includes a first controller (111A) and a second controller (111B). The vehicle system (120) is configured to be capable of receiving a command from an autonomous driving kit (200) through each of a first path (170A) via the first controller (111A) and a second path (170B) via the second controller (111B). When only one of the plurality of paths fails while the vehicle is autonomously driven, the vehicle system (120) continues the autonomous driving based on a command received from the autonomous driving kit (200) through a path other than the failed path. When the first and second paths both fail while the vehicle is autonomously driven, the vehicle system (120) applies autonomous deceleration control to control a brake device (121) to decelerate the vehicle (100).